What day of the week was July 1, 1999?

The day of the week July 1st, 1999 fell on was a Thursday.

Edward Dmytryk the Canadian-American director and producer (b. 1908) died on this day in 1999. As did Forrest Mars the Sr., American businessman, created M&M's and the Mars bar (b. 1904) , Guy Mitchell the American singer (b. 1927) , Sylvia Sidney the American actress (b. 1910) .

The Scottish Parliament is officially opened by Elizabeth II on the day that legislative powers are officially transferred from the old Scottish Office in London to the new devolved Scottish Executive in Edinburgh.